Mit ihren noch jungen 29 Jahren hatte sie sich bereits zur jüngsten Abteilungsleiterin in der Geschichte des mittelständischen Maschinenbauunternehm...ens hochgearbeitet. Zu dem BWL- und VWL-Studium waren diverse Auslandsaufenthalte bei namhaften Unternehmen in aller Welt hinzugekommen und nun stand Lara da wo sie heute war – Abteilungsleiterin der Vertriebsabteilung mit rund 50 Mitarbeitern.Einzig ihre arrogante Art war ihr schon mehrmals zum Verhängnis geworden und nun befürchtete Lara, die von. Most of the windows had been broke, either by storms, old age, or vandals.Behind the house was the old barn. The tin roof rusting through in some areas and one of the doors swung gently back and forth in the breeze. The other door hung sideways with a single hinge keeping it from toppling over. A large tree limb perturbed through the roof.I pulled the camper through a grove of trees near the lake at the south side of the barn. The shade from the huge oaks concealed the sunlight and stifled the. Douglas glanced down and caught Sabrina looking up at him questioningly. ‘I thought we could both use a break from so much unwanted attention.’ Sabrina gave a slight nod, forgoing to mention that their quick departure from the dance floor was sure to invoke more gossip then their waltz. Douglas led her through the crowd and out onto the veranda, accepting two glasses of champagne from a passing footman along the way. Outside, Sabrina smiled her thanks when she took the glass but he could see. The loss of his wife and daughter was devastating. The pain was too much for Ariel to bear and so he stuffed it all down inside himself. By this time, Ariel had actually become a rather attractive young man, although he still continued to see himself as unattractive. Ariel desperately wanted a lover to fill his void and heal his pain, now added to by the loss of his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, whenever Ariel would start to get close to a young woman, all his fear and pain would rear up.